Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to communicate at all levels within an acute NHS Trust including staff members, patients, multidisciplinary teams and ward/ department managers
- Skills
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills including sensitivity
- Skills
Excellent practical skills in patient handling and manual handling techniques.
- Experience
Proven relevant experience of working for an acute clinical setting, or domiciliary care including care homes and nursing homes
- Experience
Experience of delivering and evaluating manual and patient handling training interventions for adults at work, or a willingness to undertake the training and development in post
- Qualifications
NVQ3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent prior training and experience.
- Qualifications
ROSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers or equivalent, or a willingness to undertake the training in post
- Qualifications
Level 3 Award in Education and Training, or equivalent, or a willingness to undertake the training in post.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Proven relevant experience of giving advice on safe working practices to adults at work.
- Experience
Incident investigation experience
Job overview
We are looking for new members of the Trust's established Moving and Handling Team. The successful applicant will work alongside the Moving and Handling Advisors, supporting the team to provide excellent training programmes focused on patient handling and high risk load handling skills for staff working at SaTH and in the wider Integrated Care System in Shropshire.
The successful applicant will have relevant experience of working in an acute clinical setting, or domiciliary care including care homes and nursing homes.
The base will be The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
We welcome telephone calls or emails with enquiries, and may be able to host visits on site by prior appointment.
Main duties of the job
We deliver classroom-based and workplace-based training, guidance and support with the aim of ensuring that our patients are handled in accordance with best practice, and that the risk of injury and ill-health to our staff members is reduced. This means that your work may take you into classrooms at PRH and RSH, supporting Trust and ICS staff members and students undertaking T-Levels and the ICS Healthcare Support Worker programme.
In addition, you will undertake tasks in Trust clinical and non-clinical workplaces with the aim of supporting excellent handling practices.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Assistant Moving and Handling Advisor (RSH) with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in Shrewsbury, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Advisor role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum / pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Nov 2026.
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